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THE ROMANTIC COUPLE BY THE FIRE inside the Bear's Club, in Jupiter, Florida--Luke Donald, the laconic British-born golf pro with nearly $4.0 million in career winnings, and his chatty wife [...]

American golf has roots in the South Fork of Long Island, home to members-only masterpieces like Shinnecock Hills Golf Club, Maidstone Club, National Golf Links of America, Atlantic Golf Club and The Bridge. The town of Riverhead, New York, marks the gateway to the Hamptons, a collection of villages with so many celebrities milling around in the summer you'd swear the streets were paved with red carpet. Despite the seasonal throngs, Montauk Downs is the only public-access, 18-hole facility in the 40-mile, west-to-east stretch between Riverhead and the iconic lighthouse at Montauk Point. This only partly explains the predawn crush; it is also a terrific golf course.

Presents golfer Mitchell Spearmans' ways to a better game with his swing images.

The article describes the architectural marvel of the Shinnecock Hills, New York. One look at the open entry ramps and steep runoff areas around many of the greens at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club is enough to sparkle the eyes. Shinnecock is Golf Magazine's highest-rated Open host, ranking fourth among its Top 100 Courses in the World. Shinnecock's mystical appeal to golf-history buffs begins with its Native-American heritage and its pre-eminent role as one of the five clubs that founded the USGA in 1895.

Focuses on entrepreneur Peter de Savary who survived a plane crash and then developed several of the world's most exclusive private golf clubs. INSET: Dialed In.

Founded in 1891, Shinnecock Hills Golf Club in New York boasts a list of firsts unrivaled by that of any other club in America. Along with The Country Club in Brookline, Massachusetts, Newport (Rhode Island) Country Club, Chicago Golf Club, Chicago, Illinois and Saint Andrew's Golf Club at Hastings-on-Hudson, in New York, it was one of the clubs that formed the United States Golf Association(USGA) in 1885. Shinnecock had America's first golf clubhouse (complete with locker room, showers and grill room) and the first 18-hole golf course on the East Coast.

Profiles Albert Crews, a 45-year-old aspiring golf professional from Homer, Louisiana. Previous profession as a church minister; Golf stroke specialty; Inspiration as a caddie; Reintroduction to golf; Discrimination in golf; Future plans.